Making Clips: What Am I Doing Wrong?

[tkrexx]

I recently aquired the equipment to make clips from vids and DVDs. The video turns out fine (Yet incredibly large), but I can't seem to get audio no matter what I try. Any suggestions? Thx in advance.

Rxx

 

[TklDuo-Ann]

I had the same problem with the program I got at one time. Someone suggested that I save audio and video seperately and then merge them. But, I never got around to trying.

Ann

 

[His Divine Shadow]

I assume you are speaking of ripping Video and Audio from DVDs, right? If so, the reason this separation of sound and movie occurs is because the sound and video components are separate within the DVD. WHen you rip the video file to your hard drive, you get ONLY that video, no sound. You would have to
-Rip the audio separately and merge it, as Ann said, or
-Find a program that letd you rip both at the same time and merges them automatically.

This isn't an area with which I am terribly familiar, but I know that when I rip things off of DVDs, there are several separatate video and audio tracks to choose from, not just one.

 

[Soda83pop]

What are you using (vidcard, usb device, etc.). The reason it is so large is probably the format you are using. Most devices allow you to choose between several (Mpeg1, Mpeg2, V-Cd, DVD, etc). And dont make the mistake I made when I first got a vidcard...it didnt have an audio I/O connection. Make sure you have a place for audio...if not you will need another device.

I use a 100.00 USB device. It isnt fantastic, but I personally do not have an audio/video seperation issue....if you are just making clips for here you shouldnt either. Make sure you are working with the required amounts of available memory and I would suggest working with a higher specifications than the card or USB device suggested (those are always the minimal requirements).